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999166

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Cameroon: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in (a) the misuse of public funds and (b) other corrupt practices undertaken by the Government of Cameroon.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The British Government is concerned by reports of widespread corruption in Cameroon as documented by the National Anti-corruption Commission (CONAC), Cameroon's anti-corruption agency. We work with a wide range of stakeholders including CONAC, the Government of Cameroon and the private sector to support transparency and improve the business climate for all investors. Corruption undermines the rule of law and democracy, corrodes the fabric of society, deters private sector investment, and creates barriers to doing business. Our Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates, including in Cameroon, continue to be active in supporting the effective implementation of the UK 2011 Bribery Act.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/11/2018 16:26:44 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999214

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government recognises (a) Ranil Wickramasinghe and his Cabinet or (b) Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Cabinet as the Prime Minister and Government of Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>It is our position that we recongnise states not governments. Naturally the FCO is deeply concerned by the political situation in Sri Lanka. I have called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. On 29 October I made a public statement urging the President, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:36:44 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999216

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether any funds allocated to Sri Lanka between 2016 and 2019 through the Conflict Stability and Security Fund have been withdrawn because of human rights concerns.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	186260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​We have not withdrawn any funding to Sri Lanka due to human rights concerns between 2016-19. All funding provided to Sri Lanka through the Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund is designed to support reconciliation, the rule of law and improved human rights, and we are committed to supporting the rebuilding of the country following its long civil conflict. In August I announced an additional £1m funding through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) to support the resettlement of families displaced by war in the north and east of Sri Lanka. In total the UK is providing Sri Lanka with £7.9 million of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund funding over three years (2016-2019), including support for police reform, reconciliation and peace building, and demining in the north of the country.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:39:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

999268

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when the Government held its most recent discussions with the Government of Myanmar on the Rohingya crisis and status of refugees in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	186413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary met with Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on 20 September in Burma and raised the importance of the safe, voluntary and dignified return of refugees to Rakhine State, and ensuring those responsible for human rights violations are held to account. I spoke with the Burmese Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin on 1 November and stressed the UK's serious concern at the 30 October announcement of the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh that refugee repatriation would commence in mid-November. I made clear the UK's assessment, that conditions in Rakhine State were not currently conducive to refugee returns.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:40:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

999393

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Africa: Farmers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his South African counterpart on the provision of justice as a result of the attacks on South African farmers.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	186244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised this issue directly with his counterpart.</p><p>South African Government policy is to address all criminal activity with equal concern and without preferential treatment being afforded to any race or group. Our High Commission in South Africa raises issues of concern with the South African authorities where necessary, in particular where UK nationals are involved.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/11/2018 14:23:05 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

999407

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Aviation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2018 to Question 183520 on Ukraine: aviation, when he last communicated with the families of the victims of flight MH17; and if he will ensure that those families are updated on the progress of that investigation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	186318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We have continued to provide consular support to the families of the victims of flight MH17. We have remained in close contact with the Dutch authorities throughout the investigation into the shooting down of MH17. The Dutch authorities are providing updates directly to UK police family liaison officers to pass to the families. They did so most recently in early October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/11/2018 16:28:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

997551

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Germany: Thalidomide
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the German government on broadening access for other Europeans to its thalidomide fund.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	185531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is sympathetic to the care needs of UK Thalidomide survivors, who continue to benefit from the £80 million grant, to be paid over 10 years, which was announced by the Department of Health in 2012.</p><p>The FCO has helped the Thalidomide Trust to make its own representations to the German Government regarding the possibility of payments for UK Thalidomide survivors. I met representatives of the Trust to discuss this on several occasions. I raised the issue with my German counterpart Michael Roth on 9 July and with the German Ambassador on 23 July, to whom I handed a letter from Simon Hoare MP to Chancellor Merkel on behalf of the House of Commons All Party Thalidomide Group. In response to these representations, the German government has confirmed that UK Thalidomide victims are eligible to apply for compensation from the Contergan Foundation.</p><p>I hope to continue discussions with the German government on how it might be made easier for UK survivors to apply for these funds when I visit Berlin later this month.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 05/11/2018 16:26:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

997624

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on protecting the Tamil minority during the current political unrest in that country.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	185493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>​I am deeply concerned by the developing political situation in Sri Lanka. The FCO has called on all parties to ensure that the constitution is respected and due political and legal process upheld. I have urged the President on 29 October, in consultation with the Speaker, to reconvene parliament immediately to give the democratically elected representatives of the Sri Lankan people their voice.</p><p>The UK is committed to the full implementation of UN Human Rights Council Resolution 34/1, under which Sri Lanka committed to implement a range of measures to provide for human rights, truth-seeking and reconciliation following the end of its civil war. I encouraged Foreign Minister Marapana, officials and others to continue to make progress on these commitments when I visited Colombo in October 2018. Our High Commission in Sri Lanka regularly travel to the North and East and meet with local groups, and where we have specific human rights concerns we raise these with the Sri Lankan government.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/11/2018 16:43:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

997680

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Bahraini counterpart on human rights violations in that country; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Dame Louise Ellman
uin	185530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK and Bahrain enjoy an open dialogue where we are able to discuss a range of issues, including human rights.</p><p>During my visit to Bahrain 26-28 October I had a range of bilateral meetings with Bahraini interlocutors and covered many issues, including human rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/11/2018 13:27:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

997710

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many apprentices are employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	185740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>As at 30<sup>th</sup> September 2018, the FCO employed 35 UK-based apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2018 16:32:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden